Patents Assigned to Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
  • ‘Sweetcrisp’ southern highbush blueberry plant
    Patent number: PP20027
    Abstract: A new and distinct low-chill southern highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features. 1. Has a chilling requirement of only 200 to 300 hrs. below 7° C. 2. Produces a vigorous bush with good survival in the field. 3. Produces berries that are unusually sweet and firm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Lyrene
  • Southern Highbush Blueberry plant named ‘Primadonna’
    Patent number: PP20181
    Abstract: A new and distinct low-chill southern highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features: 1. Has a low chilling requirement. 2. Has a vigorous bush, between upright and spreading. 3. Produces large berries with excellent scar and firmness. 4. Ripens the first 25% of its berries by April 12 in north Florida in an average year.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M Lyrene
  • Nectarine tree named ‘UFRoyal’
    Patent number: PP20314
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, denominated ‘UFRoyal’, has a low winter chilling requirement estimated at 250 chill units (cu). The tree is medium size and moderately vigorous with a semi-spreading growth habit. It produces showy, pink flowers and small reniform leaf glands. Trees of ‘UFRoyal’ are self-fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit that are large for its ripening season. Fruit are uniformly firm and yellow with non-melting flesh which are clingstone. Fruit are oval, and uniform with substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive 90 to 100% bright red skin. The fruit of ‘UFRoyal’ ripen about 1 week before ‘UFQueen’ nectarine in early May at Gainesville, Fla.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose X. Chaparro
  • plant named ‘Summer Rose’
    Patent number: PP20446
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Summer Rose’, characterized by its very large heart shaped leaves, bright rose color, and demonstrated potential to produce large plants with huge leaves when grown in outdoor landscapes and attractive plants when forced in pots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh
  • plant named ‘Garden White’
    Patent number: PP20448
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Garden White’, characterized by its very large heart shaped leaves, green netted venal pattern, and white interveinal leaf surfaces; demonstrated potential to produce large plants with huge leaves that are larger than other white cultivars when grown in outdoor landscapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh
  • plant named ‘Firecracker Red’
    Patent number: PP20461
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘Firecracker Red’, characterized by its very large heart shaped leaves, bright red color, and demonstrated potential to produce large plants with huge leaves when grown in outdoor landscapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh
  • plant named ‘UF-742-3’
    Patent number: PP20463
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Aglaonema, denominated ‘UF-742-3’, has small to medium size and upright plant growth habit, vigorous and dense growth habit, very freely clumping habit, dark green-colored leaves with large grey green-colored venal areas covering over half the leaf surface, and white colored petioles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henny, Jianjun Chen
  • plant named ‘Cranberry Star’
    Patent number: PP20792
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of caladium named ‘Cranberry Star’, characterized by its heart-shaped leaves, bright white color and numerous purple spots, and demonstrated potential to produce attractive plants when forced in containers without de-eyeing and/or when grown in outdoor shady landscapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh
  • plant named ‘UFM1’
    Patent number: PP20916
    Abstract: A new Philodendron plant particularly distinguished by having very small, narrow green leaves, compact vines with short internodes and dense growth habit, and vines that produce lateral branches, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henny, Jianjun Chen
  • plant named ‘UFM10’
    Patent number: PP20930
    Abstract: A new Epipremnum plant particularly distinguished by having compact and dense growth habit, dark green leaves that are wider, in relation to length, than other cultivars, vines with large diameters, and vines with shorter internodes, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henny, Jianjun Chen
  • plant named ‘75-14’
    Patent number: PP21089
    Abstract: A new Caladium plant named ‘75-14’ particularly distinguished by its heart-shaped leaves with a white center, green margins, and numerous purple spots, and demonstrated potential to produce high tuber yield, develop attractive and sun-tolerant plants in outdoor sunny landscapes, and produce attractive pot plants when tubers are forced in containers, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh
  • plant named ‘UFM12’
    Patent number: PP21217
    Abstract: A new Epipremnum plant particularly distinguished by having small variegated leaves with three different colors, irregularly undulated rather than smooth leaf surfaces, and compact and dense growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henny, Jianjun Chen
  • Sweet orange tree named ‘N7-3’
    Patent number: PP21224
    Abstract: A new Valencia-derived sweet orange tree particularly distinguished by trees that bear virtually seedless (an occasional seed can be found) ‘Valencia’ type sweet orange fruit, fruit that ripens slightly later than standard ‘Valencia’ trees, good fruit quality which holds into June and fruit having good juice quality when no other commercial citrus is available in Florida, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude W. Grosser, Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr., William S. Castle
  • St. Augustine grass plant named ‘NUF-76’
    Patent number: PP21280
    Abstract: Perennial St. Augustinegrass having plant hopper and southern chinch bug insect resistance, narrow leaf blades and slower leaf extension rates over time when compared with other St. Augustinegrass varieties thus requiring less frequent mowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell T. Nagata, Philip Busey
  • Strawberry plant named ‘Florida Elyana’
    Patent number: PP21317
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa), which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross between FL 96-114 and FL 95-200. The new strawberry, named ‘Florida Elyana’, is distinguished by production of large, firm, exceptionally flavored fruit and resistance to crown and fruit rots when grown in west central Florida or other areas that have a subtropical climate similar to that of west central Florida.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig Chandler
  • plant named ‘UF340’
    Patent number: PP21347
    Abstract: A new Caladium plant named ‘UF340’ particularly distinguished by its large number of wide lance leaves having a large, bright, and pure white center surrounded by green margins, and demonstrated potential to produce attractive plants in outdoor landscapes, and produce attractive pot plants when tubers are forced in containers, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanao Deng, Brent Harbaugh
  • Mandarin tree named ‘LB8-9’
    Patent number: PP21356
    Abstract: A new Mandarin hybrid tree particularly distinguished by having dense foliage, “wilted-leaf” appearance, fruit that is attractive in appearance with excellent eating quality, and upright, vigorous plant habit, obloid tree shape and matures early in central Florida, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr., William S. Castle, Jude W. Grosser
  • Southern highbush blueberry plant named ‘FL05-627’
    Patent number: PP21374
    Abstract: ‘FL05-627’ is a new southern highbush blueberry plant distinguished by a low chilling requirement with prolific early-spring leafing, a vigorous growth habit with a dense canopy, early ripening (50% ripe berries in north Florida by May 1) and very large and firm berries that have a medium to small picking scar, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Lyrene
  • Southern highbush blueberry plant named ‘FL05-107’
    Patent number: PP21375
    Abstract: ‘FL05-107’ is a new southern highbush blueberry plant distinguished by a low chilling requirement with prolific early-spring leafing, a vigorous, somewhat spreading plant habit, a 50% harvest date of about April 16 in northeast Florida and large, very firm berries with a good picking scar, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Lyrene
  • Southern highbush blueberry plant named ‘FL03-291’
    Patent number: PP21377
    Abstract: ‘FL03-291’ is a new southern highbush blueberry plant distinguished by a low chilling requirement with prolific early-spring leafing, a vigorous and upright to spreading growth habit, early ripening (50% ripe berries in north Florida by April 22) and berries that are sweet and firm with a small, dry picking scar, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Lyrene